Oct 31st, 2013

The Key Communications, parent company to DWM magazine, celebrated Halloween late last week with a costume contest for team members. This year’s top prize went to Bryan Hovey, web developer, for his male tooth fairy costume. Hovey captured the majority of votes and wins a choice between three days of vacation time or $150.

Oct 31st, 2013

Oct 30th, 2013

The National Association of the Remodeling Industry’s (NARI) third-quarter Remodeling Business Pulse (RBP) data of current and future remodeling business conditions continues to improve. Quarter-over-quarter increases are seen in nearly all sub-components measuring remodeling activity.

Oct 30th, 2013

The National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association (NLBMDA) presented 2012 chair Cally Coleman Fromme, president and CEO of Zarsky Lumber Co. in Victoria, Texas, with the 2013 Grassroots Dealer of the Year award last week at the ProDealer Industry Summit in Nashville, Tenn.

Oct 30th, 2013

Chelsea Building Products Inc. announced it is making a capital investment in new high-capacity vinyl profile extruders and downstream equipment for its production facility located in Oakmont, Pa., in the fourth quarter.

Oct 30th, 2013

The assessment of current business conditions (index of 93) rose 22 points to neutral territory from the spring 2013 survey and is now 40 points above the fall 2012 index in a new survey by the American Affluence Research Center (AARC) of the wealthiest 10 percent of U.S. households that account for almost half of all consumer spending. This is the highest reading for this index since fall 2007 (108) and indicates good potential for increased spending by affluent and luxury consumers.

Sep 17th, 2013

U.S. Congressman Mark Takano (D-Ca.) recently visited Crystal Pacific Window and Door Systems as part of his “100 Businesses in 100 Days” tour of manufacturers, exporters, retail stores construction companies, high-tech firms and other businesses throughout his Southern California congressional district. Takano, a former school teacher who represents the state’s 41st District, serves on the […]

Jul 30th, 2013

An energy-efficiency explosion is looming on the horizon. Will you be ready? When I visit with presidents, owners, CEOs and engineering directors of various door and window companies, I see three types of philosophies with respect to addressing energy-efficiency standards. There are the first responders, the visionaries and the cleanup crew. The first responders are […]

Jul 26th, 2013

Brad Holt will tell you there’s something to be said for being situated near North Carolina’s busy Research Triangle area of Durham, Chapel Hill and the state capital of Raleigh. Even in today’s sluggish economy. “It’s rolling pretty good for us,” says Holt, the service coordinator for Carrboro, N.C.-based Rice Glass. “We’re never stuck with […]

Jun 4th, 2013

The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) recently published a document that recommends static water penetration resistance test pressures for non-hurricane-prone U.S. regions. AAMA TIR A13-13, Recommended Static Water Penetration Resistance Test Pressures in Non-Hurricane-Prone Regions of the United States, was prepared for those who require information on maximum static pressures used during testing of products’ resistance to wind-driven rain penetration, when such tests are conducted as […]

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